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On Thursday 21st, Ross Welford (author of the ‘Whole School Read’) came to talk to Year 7 in the Sandpit. Everyone enjoyed a great session with Ross explaining why reading is so magical and how to write a story. Together with Year 7, he wrote a short story called “Lost and Found” and challenged everyone to…

British Science Week is here again next week. There are many activities planned by staff including the Chemistry Show on Tuesday and a special whole-school activity on Thursday. You may remember that in previous years we have spoken to an astronaut, sent a balloon into near space and planted thousands of trees in Heartwood Forrest.…

Inaugural Albans Academies Trust Conference Headteachers Alan Gray of Sandringham School, Paul Ramsey of Verulam School and Jed Whelan of Ridgeway Academy are pictured with Sir John Jones, keynote speaker at the opening of the first Alban Academies Trust conference. The three schools formed the Alban Academies Trust in September 2018 and are working together…

We were delighted to receive our certificate this week from an educational organisation, Alps, that works with the majority of sixth forms in the UK. Alps confirmed that our summer 2018 results placed us in the top 1% of 2,817 schools in terms of student progress. Alps also recognised our consistency in delivering outstanding outcomes…

On Thursday, 11th October, we were thrilled to receive a visit from ‘award winning’ Canadian Children’s Author Susin Nielsen. With the recent release of her fourth novel , ‘No Fixed Address’, Susin is a hugely popular author among young readers (particularly at Sandringham) and her new book reinforces her standing as a master of balancing tough…

German Exchange 2018 The German exchange took place last week. It’s in its 11th year. We welcomed 32 students and two teachers from the Dietrich Bonhoeffer Gymnasium in Quickborne, Hamburg. We would like to thank all our parents for being such fabulous hosts and our colleagues, Mrs Holmes, Mrs Flahive and Ms Durrant who gavewillingly…